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In article <79dsltF1p8ds2U1@mid.individual.net>,
 Mark Roberts <markrobt+usenet@gmail.com> wrote:

> I can make the argument more simply: to take a "private club"
> approach (which is essentially your proposal), it would be easier to simply
> set up a mailing list. But ba.broadcast itself was an outgrowth of
> a mailing list, established, as I understand it, because discussions
> on mailing lists don't scale up well (among other things).

I can confirm that. Mailing lists (which is how ba.broadcast began life) 
soon become unwieldy and we were actually looking for a wider 
participation. The Usenet distribution mechanism existed and of course 
was a natural for this sort of thing (and many of us on the list were 
running news servers anyway), so ba.broadcast was born. 

Make no mistake: ba.broadcast has worked very well for many years. The 
problem is that the net has reinvented itself over the past nearly two 
decades, and many who would otherwise contribute to the real discussions 
are put off my the noise which consists mainly of ad hominem and 
political rants, with a sprinkling of nonsense from the real loons.

For me, sanitation through moderation is the absolute last resort. I 
would hope to see the new group transparent in its procedures for the 
legitimate contributors. And that means no "private club" appearance!

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